digital mapping

Berlin-based map app maker Skobbler, which has its own map engine and combines it with OpenStreetMap data to power a range of navigation apps, has updated its iOS global maps app, ForeverMap 2, to add a travel guide with popular location info to further expand the offering. At the same time TechCrunch has learned the startup is being eyed up by major tech companies as an acquisition target. Read More

Hot on the heels of launching its own internet browser and an Android app store to build out its business and keep Google at bay in its home territory, Russian search engine Yandex has quietly extended the reach of its digital mapping service — launching international maps for Europe and the U.S. The launch is a limited one at this point — forming a “basement” for… Read More